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Atlanta Georgian, 1912-11-12

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WILLGALL CONGRESS in Him SESSION Wilson, Influenced by Prepon Preponderance - derance Preponderance of Opinion, Practi Practically - cally Practically Admits So Deciding. NATION-WIDE DEMAND FOR CALL, HE ASSERTS Majority of New House of Rep Representatives - resentatives Representatives For Immediate. Tariff Revision. PRINCETON, N. .1., Nov. 11. - That i he has finally' decided to call an extra session of congress to up the promise of tariff revision after he takes his seat on March 4 was indicated by' President-elect Wilson today. How However, - ever, However, the governor proposes to continue the attitude of a listener for a few days more aj least, though it will not be sur- . prising if the governor announced his determination to call an extra session before leaving for his vacation Satur Saturday. - day. Saturday. W hen the question of an extra ses- ' sion was put to the governor he re remarked - marked remarked : consensus of opinion in favor of an extra session is veryMnteresting in indeed. - deed. indeed. I have been much impressed by it. I have heard very little opposition 1 to the extra session. The demand sot lan eytrs seswion appears to be nation-' 5 wide. 1 had fully intended not to an announce - nounce announce what I propose to do in regard to calling an extra session until I got back from my vacation, but I may have to do so earlier. However, I want to hear more expressions on the subject.' It is known that during the past few days the governor has received many letters and telegrams from leading Democrats throughout the country' urg- | ing him to announce his decision at once. House Members Map Program WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, - A poll ot Democratic members of the new house of representatives shows a decider majority in favor of calling an ex tra session of congress to revise the tariff. Leaders of the party' now in Wash- I ington declared today that this un- i doubtcdly would have great weight with President-elect Wilson, who has stated hat be is in a -'listening" at attitude. - titude. attitude. rhe call for ta.riff revision they say. will go forth as soon a; Mr. Wilson assumes office. So sure are they of this that a definite program has been mapped out: 1 - Revision downward of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill, which was one of the great issues in the pre- « election campaign. 2 The continuance of Champ Clark as speaker of the house. 3 The continuation of Oscar W. Underwood, majority leader of the house. Plans Forming For Party Control. Following the a suiance that the Democrats will control the senate for the purpose of legislation and the pros prosecution - ecution prosecution of ordinary partisan legisla legislation. - tion. legislation. lines are already being laid foi control within the party. This fore foreshadows - shadows foreshadows a sharp struggle between the so-called progressive element of the party Jor the control of committee ma machinery - chinery machinery of the upper house. Rumors of the impending clash based upon sentiments privately ex expressed - pressed expressed by the progressive Democrats were supr ted bv the arrival in Washington of William Jennings Bryan and the announcement that I Colonel Bryan w'ould remain here prob. ! ably a week. Colonel Bryan insplr- I ed and directed the organization of the I Democratic progressive senators at the I beginning of the present congress into 1 a combination opposing the election of Senator Martin, of Virginia, as minor minority - ity minority leader. Congress, after March 4, will be dom dominated - inated dominated by progressives Democratic in influence, - fluence, influence, in the opinion of Mr. Bryan, who is in Washington on his way to Florida with Mrs. Bryan, The Com Commoner, - moner, Commoner, however, declined to give an opinion on the extra seasion question ot to say whether he will accept or reject a place in President-elect Wllson'a cab cabinet. - inet. cabinet. "Mr. Wilson has diacusaed and em emphafeiaed - phafeiaed emphafeiaed th« uupvrunce of both tb«

MllfflT SiUNTED 31 COURT udcs Pendieion Issues Writ (in Ground That Board Exceeds Authority. UGGESTS THAT POWER RESTS WITH COUNCIL McClelland Pleads For Saving of Cid Plant - Mayson Points Out Perils. - judge John T. Pendleton this*.after this*.afteriiwin - iiwin this*.afteriiwin granted an injunction restraining ;.he Board of Health from tearing down ,ie huge smokestack on the old crema crematory, - tory, crematory, over which political factions in At:, nta have been wrangling for many weeks. The granting of the order to Alder Alder,ii - ,ii Alder,ii McClelland is a nominal victory for the Woodward forces, and will de delay - lay delay the destruction at least until the r.ayor-elect returns from the West, . here he has been making a tour of investigation. At the same time that the writ against the Health Board was granted, temporary order against the city was rescinded. The court pointed out ,i>:.t the order was granted because the Health-Board wanted to tear down the smokestack as a menace to life. If it had sought to condemn the entire as a nuisance it would have been .. ithin its authority. ffip.yson Points Out Perilous Condition, ''ity Attorney James L. Mayson . cl that the stack was in a danger dangeris - is dangeris condition and liable to fall, thereby raping both life and property. Mrlerman John E. McClr'.land con conn - n conn li 1 that the stack was not in a dan danperous - perous danperous audition, and tha! it was as ca- - of use as it had been for several months. Judge Pendleton refused to,admit any vuTai testimony in the hottl'ins". He vould allow only affidavits to be intro- Alderman M<.Clqllqnd declared t he had not been able to get a di- of affidavits because the wit- - desired been closeted with We city attorney. Judge Pendleton s: id he would not i 'in the city council from tearing 'n tin. - .nokestaik or the whole cre- '.v. H said' the council had full orii in such matters. The only Id. was whether the board of ; < xcceniilg its authority, lim- only sanitary affair-. li ertnan McClelland lost the first in the case when Judge Pcndle- ' ti-ed to postpone the heating iior.ov. . Tlic healing wits post- I from '' o'clock until 12 o'clock Atlorne., Mayton said in would II oo the point against Mr. Me- ti.'it he wa« acting in viola- 1 iho city chart t in appearing ' to,noy against the city; L. Moore, president of the ' 1 f Commerce, has called a ' the director- for this after aftero - o aftero m .e an immediate solution of 'd ' problem. He said the «t wanted to find out if the figlil oirjiiing of the new creina creina-1 - -1 creina-1 - Wo work on which can not begin ' '' -' old one is torn down, was 1 by real merit or was political Too Serious to be Political Issue. ,! . .id if it was merely- pointful sac - the matter of garbage dis dis's - 's dis's entirely too serious to be de- a factional fight. '""u> A H. Van Dyke said todav 11 oie injunction against tearing mokestack of the old ere ere'a? - 'a? ere'a? Kt anted, he intended to do onlrt to force the board of health ...... 1P use of the old crema- a garba ge disposal plant. to get another site for , ' rv .! T ' at<,r Y. any way," said the ' r " e can't afford to stop the ' . garbage in the old crema cremadump - dump cremadump it around the city to i CAB DRIVER CONFESSES HE SLEW W, FE WHILE DRUNK ' Arb o ' v ' ler ' a negro cabman of ~irr | ls i,vp nue, walked into police to kllli'.e !Us a s ,e >noon and confessed - lf, ' The police hud not rime. He further stated ' is< fence had so weighed on ' 1 , , 11 n * but the death penalty A<,,, A ' 111 r *Uef, 1 n '. TliinSa *° 'h*' cabman, lie went "- night and. whilFdrunk. but io. < " S,H ' died Friday und baturday.

Engineer Sees Underground Street Curs as Only Relief From Congestion SUBWAY SYSTEM FOR CITY CERTAIN, SAYS EXPERT Atlanta will have a sulway car system from north to 1 ' \ soutn within a Jew years. The main thoroughfares are be- . ' x ' - v - coming so congested with traffic that an underground system ' WiU be imperative in the course of time.' & Ihe trolley company has a per perlhat - lhat perlhat is the opinion of James C. Conn, of Conn & s . -z - # - y petual franchise, it is held, over b engineers, in the Empire building. Mr. Conn 4 'A >^*** t % 7 (fcachtree and Whitehall streets, was discussing Atlanta traffic conditions and the need of a 'V / at d under existing laws probably remedy. , v could not be forced to place its | Other engineers and architects agree With Mr. Conn that tracfs underground, so long as |L ultimately the surface cars must be removed from , ' aCli °" U '° be considcred ||k Peachtree and Whitehall streets within the rap- confiscatory of property or profits. extending business district, or else all Put engineers believe that in the other traffic must be ousted from these streets. - coarse of time the trolley company Atlanta zs peculiarly constructed, geographi- ' will find its traffic so great that it cally. The whole city is built upon this W V ' \ , im P O -\ hlc <o operate sur- Awl, bone called Peachtree street, the ' ' A \ rai.,-nt^A/o Aunz/Ze z7. ancient ridge upon which a country road X \ Ols 4 O7?ce ran. & -A ~ ?*«»X y IS® T3K F® mSF*'' -5L\ - \ II tIWT It rff® MI N HlrXi / \ /Jw gQ f/l W / - 'W' hA'S \ MHI 'e--- : wKfl I IKffiOWn '''W-IL. < sdK' *5 k MBs -y f x MMgl Wf ng WHMmffIWX ' « >33 1 w-Josi HkHHUIIHbMv -C' -- -e ' -TX -.iXy hWIMI^Ek§4 ;: W*-- r- ZIZJ MMMMW w t w. x uWrl MHRHM ' mt, fcgSjw* p m t Vila ~ Ji - Iffiß lOiilLflW? w*lWa : ' j «. IE < ' ? ®W^ iwW - - IBRMMjg9egate' .. 1 - -. wWid 'Jr J m Cl'z /AW I Wr \ --I y». 11 Ji Wt x -' -.

COMMONS DEFEATS HOME RULE BILL BY VOTE OF 229 TO 206 LONDON, Nov. 11. - The Asquith government and home rule met defeat in the hous- of commons today When the government moved the passage of the financial resolution of the home rule bill the opposition de defeated - feated defeated the measure by a vote of 229 to 206, Premier Asquith immediately moved to adjourn, which was done with the opposition cheering wildly. Following n conference of govern government - ment government leaders this afternoon it was an announced - nounced announced that no resignations would be tendered at present owing to the pre precarious - carious precarious situation In Turkey. ployees of the Willard gave an excel excellent - lent excellent description of Poole and shortly after leaving Washington he was at attested - tested attested In Atlantic City.

WEATHER EXPERTS EXPECTED TO BRING RAIN WITH THEM Weather Forecaster Von Herrmann, of the Atlanta bureau, is scanning the sky with a dubious eye this afternoon and sadly shaking his head. many cooks spoil the broth,'' he remarked. "Have you ever seen two prettier days than Sunday and today? I never have. Tomorrow is going to be the same, too." arc you looking so worried, queried thi reporter, all tin weather sharps are coming," responded the local gtiesser, -'Thirteen of the weather bureau ex exports - ports exports are going to meet in Atlanta this w i-ek. As a result, the whole thing has become muddled and now we're going to have wet, sloppy rain all day Wed Wednesday. - nesday. Wednesday. it doesn't do to hav<- too many tingura in the pie," he sighed,

ATLANTAN CAUSES ARREST OF CONVICT AT GATE OF PRISON TRENTON. N. J., Nov. 11. - When Alexander C. Poole, alias Fischer, alias Hall, 31 years old, walked out of the state penitentiary at Trenton yesterday morning at 7 o'clock, after serving four years and seven months of a five-year sentence for house breaking committed in Atlantic City, he was arrested at the gate of the prison by a Washington, D. ('., detective, Robert Howlett. Poole Is wanted in Washington on a charge of house breaking and larceny made by J. W. Grant, of Atlanta, who was a guest at the Willard hotel and whose room was robbed in April, 1908. A large quantity of clothing, money and jewelry was recovered in Washington and iu Atlantic City by the police. Em-

AUGUSTA PREACHER AND NEWSPAPER MAN HAVE STREET FIGHT AUGUSTA, Nov. 11. - J. Marvin Haynie, city editor of The Augusta Chronicle, and Rev. Osa P. Gilbert, pastor of the Second Baptist church, had a physical encounter at noon to today - day today in the heart of the business dis district, - trict, district, while hundreds looked on. Both participants were arrested and must face Recorder Irvin tomorrow morning. The disagreement arose over the pub. lieatlon of a church notice The two met at noon and Haynie repeated what he had said over the telephone The minister made a pass at the newspaper man and the two clinched and fell to the sidewalk. \\ hen the police arrived tfie honors were about even.

Reno Divorce Mills to Close Permanently as Result of *l2 Election Waves of Reform Strikes Nevada. Legislature Pledged co More Stringent Laws, RENO, NEV., Nov. 11. - The Reno di divorce - vorce divorce mills will probably beT<-rinanent beT<-rinanently - ly beT<-rinanently closed after the first of the year, as a result of the reform wave that has swept the country. One of the sur surprising - prising surprising results of the recent election is the selection of a legislature with a majority opposed to the present lax state divorce laws and pledged to the enactment of stringent statutes Under the present laws thousands of people have come to the state to secure divorce*.

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